HAJ SUBSIDY

HAJ SUBSIDY

Allahabad High court order to stop all cash-subsidies on any religious pilgrimage should not be seen as anti-Muslim only because presently only Haj-pilgrimage get such subsidy from the government. Order will automatically affect demand for similar subsidies on Amarnath yatra by Hindus. Religious trusts in every community are very rich, and those not affording costly pilgrimage can be financially assisted by such trusts. However government can and should spend on all other facilities required in pilgrimage other than cash-subsidy as rightly ordered by the Court. Even such spending is quite high.

(SUBHASH chandra AGRAWAL)

August 25 06